Captive whales don't have enough space to reach these speeds. Ultimately, the curved dorsal fin is still a mystery. Curved, or not, the orca's giant fin is a beacon to all, this apex predator is a ...

Orcas are highly intelligent, socially organized marine mammals in the order Cetacea, a group that includes both dolphins and whales. Although known as "killer ... of the dorsal (top) fin and ...

They have large, rounded pectoral fins and a unique, variable gray or white “saddle patch” behind their large dorsal fin. While females are smaller ... and in Monterey Bay in winter. BREEDING: Female ...

White whales are smallish, ranging from 13 to 20 feet in length. They have rounded foreheads and no dorsal fin. These whales ... and they are prey for polar bears, killer whales, and for Arctic ...

A female orca was ... conservation group Wild Orca, told New Scientist: “We’ve seen mammal-eating killer whales carry large chunks of food under their pectoral fin, kind of tucked in next ...

But there are actually three adult female right whales in the image ... North Atlantic right whales do not have a dorsal fin ...

The Center for Whale Research says the newborn killer whale was spotted on Sunday with J Pod, swimming close to a 20-year-old female southern resident known as J40.